Description
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Family Pinnotheridae
Carapace oval or nearly circular, without teeth on the lateral margins ; closely associated with other invertebrates (living in worm tubes , ascidians , mantle cavity of bivalve molluscs , etc. ).
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Crustaceomorpha
()
- (Chernyshev, 1960)
- Superclass:
Crustacea
()
- Pennant, 1777
- Crustaceans
- Epiclass:
Eucrustacea
()
- Class:
Malacostraca
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Subclass:
Eumalacostraca
()
- Grobben, 1892
- Superorder:
Eucarida
()
- Calman, 1904
- Order:
Decapoda
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Decapods
- Suborder:
Pleocyemata
()
- Burkenroad, 1963
- Infraorder:
Brachyura
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Superfamily:
Pinnotheroidea
()
- De Haan, 1833
- Family:
Pinnotheridae
()
-
- Pea Crabs
- Genus:
Fabia
()
- Specific name:
alba
- Scientific name: - Fabia alba
- Specific name:
alba
- Genus:
Fabia
(
- Family:
Pinnotheridae
(
- Superfamily:
Pinnotheroidea
(
- Infraorder:
Brachyura
(
- Suborder:
Pleocyemata
(
- Order:
Decapoda
(
- Superorder:
Eucarida
(
- Subclass:
Eumalacostraca
(
- Class:
Malacostraca
(
- Epiclass:
Eucrustacea
(
- Superclass:
Crustacea
(
- Infraphylum:
Crustaceomorpha
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Fabia
There are approximately 7 species in this genus:
F. alba · F. byssomiae · F. canfieldi · F. concharum (Smooth Mussel Crab) · F. felderi · F. subquadrata (Grooved Mussel Crab) · F. tellinae
More Info
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Notes
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Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16581398
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2792527
